Eddie Murray
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"Eddie Clarence Murray", nicknamed ""Steady Eddie"", is a former Major League Baseball (MLB) first baseman and designated hitter. Spending most of his MLB career with the Baltimore Orioles, he ranks fourth in team history in both games played and hit (baseball)/hits. Though Murray never won a Most Valuable Player (MVP) Award, he finished in the top ten in MVP voting several times. After his playing career, Murray coached for the Cleveland Indians and Los Angeles Dodgers.

He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in . In the New Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract (2010), Murray is described as the fifth-best first baseman in major league history. He was 77th on the list of the Baseball's 100 Greatest Players by The Sporting News (1998).

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The big change is seeing the ball from a different angle. He played his entire career on the other side. The tough thing is to get him to slow down. Things don't happen as fast at first base.

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